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Assignment -
Read the articles above and answer the following questions in your response, which should be at least 500 words.
Articles -
1. The True Story of the Monuments Men By Jim Morrison.
2. Jan Van Eyck, The Ghent Altarpiece by DR. SALLY HICKSON.
3. Nazi looting: Egon Schiele's Portrait of Wally by DR. ERIN THOMPSON and DR. BETH HARRIS.
Questions -
1. Who were the monuments men? What did they do during WWII?
2. What attitude did the National Socialist Party of Germany (Nazi) take towards art work?
3. Why were many of these art works hidden in Austria? How were they discovered?
4. What is the history of the Ghent Altarpiece (give specific details) and why was it taken from its site in the church of St. Bavo? What is happening with its preservation today?
5. Why were works of art important during WWII? What did Hitler/the Nazi Party plan to do with these works of art?
6. Why were the Nazis so interested in art?
7. What is the history of Schiele's portrait of Wally Neuzil? Did Bondi Jaray's heirs ever get the painting back?
8. What did you find most intriguing about the work that the Monuments men did?
Attachment:- Articles.rar